The Problem: Unsustainable development including railway tracks and roads that cut through core habitats are a major cause of elephant...

The problem: Odisha’s forests, once lush sanctuaries for elephants, are now vanishing under the relentless pressures of development, leaving these gentle giants with nowhere to turn. Starving and desperate, elephants are forced to risk their lives crossing treacherous highways, seeking food and water in villages and croplands. This tragic plight is intensifying human-elephant conflicts, with lives lost on both sides.  The 2024 Winter Elephant Census, as reported by EBharat  a

Following the incredible success of our first robotic elephant in Tamil Nadu, Voices for Asian Elephants is thrilled to launch our second...

This project aims to create safe shared spaces for people and elephants, using science based solutions. In West Bengal state, India,...

Updates VFAES purchased four acres of land from private owners inside the Nilambur forest of Kerala and handed it over the Kerala Forest Department for rewilding. The land, which had been converted to a plantation, is surrounded by reserve forest, a key habitat for a variety of wildlife, including elephants, tigers, and leopards. The area also forms part of the Nilambur Elephant Reserve and houses around 340 elephants. VFAES is now awaiting court documents enabling VFAES to t

Summary Out of the 40,000 or so Asian elephants on the planet, 20,000+ are in India . But this cultural icon and natural treasure is on...

Elephant deaths due to traffic collisions are mounting in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. The problem is, major highways are cutting...

Habitat loss is pushing elephants out of the forests in search of food and water. As elephants have very poor eyesight, they...

In India's West Bengal state, 1-2 elephants die each year from accidental or deliberate electrocutions. But by November 2020 up to 10...

Project Asian Elephants 101  is a transformative week-long program designed to ignite a passion for elephant conservation in the hearts...